Cloth-winding machine.



D. GESSNER.

mom wmoma MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED. FEB. 7, 1910. 1 ,139,513, Patent-ed. May 18, 1915.

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CLOTH WINDlNG MACHINE. APPLICATJON FILED FEB. Z. 1310.

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CLOTH WlNDING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED FEB.71 1910.

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CLOTH WINDING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 7. I910.

1,139,513. Patented May 18, 1915.

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DAVID GESSNER, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHllSETTS.

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1,139,513. Specification ofletters Intent Patent tgd M 1915' .Application flledlebruary 7, 1919. Serial N0. 542,386.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DAVID GEssNER, a

' citizen of the United States, residing at Worcester, in the county'of Worcester" and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 1n Cloth- 'Winding Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to newand useful improvements in cloth winding machines,

and is an improvement on that machine forming the subject-matter of my pending application for United States Letters Patent, filed August 4, 1908, and seriall numbered 446,958,. which eventuated in tters Patent No. 994,075, dated May 30, 1911.

The present invention contemplates, first, means forpositively driving the spreader bar disclosed .in said application, and, second, vmeans for adjusting or regulating the travel of the cloth sidewisetoward the receiving roll so that the cloth will always travel in a straight path, and be rolled list upon list whereby a-substantially perfect cylindrical roll is produced. This adjusting is manually controllable by a single operator,

which is of great advantage over the former construction, as, in the latter, two men, one oneach side of the mahine, were necessary to guide thecloth in its travel to the re.- ceiving roll, and, third, means whereby the cloth andapron may beconveniently and expeditiously stripped from the steaming roll.

The invention consists in the improved construction to be fullydescribed hereinafter andthe novelty of which will be particularlypoi nted out and distinctly claimed. I have fullyand clearly illustrated -my invention in-the accompanying drawings to be taken' as partof this specification and wherein Figure 1 is a.view inside elevation of, the improved machine showing the driving ineans for the spreader bar and the means for controlling the travel of the cloth to the receiving roll. Fig. .2. is a view inside elevation of the improved machine showing the means for stripping the cloth from the steaming or other roll. Fig. 3 is a top plan v ew of the mach1ne. Fig. 4 is an end elevat on looking toward the right of Figs.

1 and '2. Fig. -5 1s a view in end elevation, of the machine showing a modified roll:

shifting means for regulating the path of travel of the cloth or apron through the machine. Fig. 6 is a view inv side eleva-. tion .of the construction shown in Fi 5. F 7 is ajsection on the line A.B of%ig.' 8. Fig. 8 is a detail view of the scored. spreader bar detached from the machine;

Before describing the improvements embodying m present invention, I will describe brie y the construction forming the subject-matter of myapplication Serial No. 446,958.

;E designates as a whole the frame of-the I machine, the same comprising base' or feet, members 1, 1 connected by the ties 2, 2, the vertical curved standards 3 divergingputwardnear their upper ends to form a proper support forthe carriages and rolls, and 4, 5

ndicate ties or girts connecting the stand-'- ardsattheir upper end portions. I

11. designates the cloth-receiving roll mounted in hearings on the frame and 18 is ,the. main reciprocating carriage upon which-isinounted' the resser roll 23 which engages the cloth-rece1v1ng roll, -said carriage' being driven in one direction by a 26 onthe carriage. On the carriage '18 is a supplemental'carriage 19 reciprocable on the carriage 18, and in whichis'journaleda stretcher roll 20, said carriage 19 being movable by means of a shaft 27 mounted in brackets 29 in the carriage 18, said shaft carrying shackle cams'30 to which are linked one end of connecting arms 31, the opposite end being connected at 32'to the supplemental carriage.

The construction of thefl supplemental carriage just described permits the stretcher ro1l'20 mounted thereonto be moved back from the roll 23 so as to create an opening between said roll .23 and the stretcher roll 20 to enable an operator to conveniently thread the cloth between said rolls, this movement beingaceomplished.

80 pinion 25 on the frame meshing with racks by manually rotating the shaft 27 in a direction away from the stretcher roll 20;

that is, counter-clock-wise, as shown in Fig.

1, a reverse movement of said shaft operating to move the carriage 19 toward the *roll 23. As the particular means for operating this shaft 27 does not form the subje'ct-matter of this application and is not claimed herein, I have not deemedit necessary to illustrate the same. Also rotatably mounted in the carriage 19 are brackets 21, supporting friction bars 37, 38, 39 with which cooperate friction bars 40, 41 mounted on a hinged frame 22, by means of which the sets of bars are adjusted relative to each other to regulate the degree of friction on the cloth.

The apron roll is shown at cloth roll at 15, the bearings for said rolls being shown at 16, 16 and 17, 17, respectively, mounted on the frame. The bearings '16 are slidably mounted on the frame and are operable by means of screws 120.

into the socket bearing 17, or to withdraw the roll therefrom.

to move said bearings to push the roll shaft The prime mover, conslsting of a driving shaft 47, from which the various elements of the machine are driven is shown supportthereby ed in suitable bearings on the under side of the cross bar of frame E connecting the legs or standards 1-1 of the machine frame.

'The particular arrangement of gearing for driving this shaft is not shown, as it forms no part of my present invention.

42 designates a spreader roll the surface of which is scored in order to spread the apron from the center thereof toward the edges as said apron contacts with this roll in-order that all wrinkles or creases will be removed from the apron before it'is rolled with the cloth on the roll 11. This spreader roll is preferably supported in brackets 43 depending from the under side of the carriage 18, the arrangement being such that when the carriage and the rolls carried are moved back and forth toward the roll 11 the spreader roll 42 will be bodily moved with the carriage. As heretofore stated, the present invention in one of its aspects contemplates means for positively driving the spreader roll 42 from the prime I mover 47 at all times during the reciprocation of the carriage 18 irrespective of the change of position of the spreader roll. This driving means is preferably constructed as follows: Mounted on the primeanover is a pulley a about which passes an endless belt I) which in turn drives a pulley c loosely running on a stud c on a swinging arm or lever d, pivotally connected. to the frame of the machine as'at d." Arranged coaxially withthe pulley a and fast thereto is a second lley 0 adapted to turn therewith, and w 'ch is connected by an endless ment it will be seen which presses upon the 14, and the belt e with a ulley e mounted on the shaft of the spreadir roll 42. By this arrangethat rotary motion will be transmitted from the prime mover 47 to the spreader roll 42, and associated withthese driving belts, just described, I provide means whereby they will always be maintained taut to properly drive the spreader roll 42 irrespective of changes of position of said roll relative to the prime mover.

order to accomplish this result, I mount upon the frame E a swinging element in the form. of a weighted lever f in the free end of which is journaled a-- grooved pulley f belt 6 serving to maintain the same taut. The lever f may be provided with suitable weights 7. The

swinging element or lever d may also be pro- ,vided with a weight (2 to increase the gravitation thereof and insure the belt '6 Being maintained taut. .It will be apparent that as the carriage '18 reciprocates back and forth relative to the roll llithe' positions of the belts will be changed so that they are either slackened or the tension thereof increases according to the position taken by the spreader roll 42.- If, for instance, the carriage and spreader roll are in the position shown in Fig. l and the carriage is retracted from the roll 11 the tension of the belt 6 will be decreased as the carriage moves toward the position shown in Fig. 2, the slack in the belt being taken up by the gravitation of the weighted swing lever d. It will'be seen that t 's gravitatlon of the element (1 will cause the belt 6 to be slackened, but this will be compensated for by the action of the weighted pulley f on the lever f. The slackening of the belt e takes place until the axis of thespreader roll 42 is substantiallyflabove the axis of the pulley a and the continued movement of the spreader roll away from the roll 11 will take up some of the slack in the belt e until the spreader roll reaches the position shown in Fig. 2, when the belt 6 will engage'with a belt tightener driving connections etween the spreader "roll 42 and the prime mover 47 are preferably so constructed and proportioned as to drive said roll at a greater velocity than the surface speed of the apron which results in prime mover 47. The

the apron being spread no matter in which direction it trayels.

I will now proceed to describe the am time whereby the cloth delivery roll can be ed sidewise or adjusted so as to insure a Straight. tavel o he cl th oug h m chine t the. ol Ll,

Mounted upon one end ofthe frame are brackets I: upon the free end of; which. are arranged gu de ways 10 into which are dovetailed and arranged in longitudinal alinement ithv eac oth r the bearing blocks It, said bearing blocks carrying the end ing for the cloth oll. It- By this arrangement the bearing; blocks b with the l It. r sti therein may be shifted t a versely of t e machine "so that the cloth may be laterally moved to guide it in its forward travel. Suitable means may be pro vided for m llyhifting the hearings of the delivery roll but I prefer to employthat e s which will now be described.

Pivotally mounted on each of the brackets h is a doublesector 1', said sectorshaving opposite sets of gear teeth 2'", the sets of gear teeth on ne side of the pivot and the sectors meshing with racks irigidly connected the bearing blocks, hi. The opposite sets of gear teeth on the sectors from those enga ing with the bearing-blocks It for 'the roll engage with racks 2- mounted on a reciprocating element i extending: transversely of the machine and mountedin suitable guides i thereon. Extending from one'side of the frame is a bracket 7' in the free end of which is fulcrumed intermediate. its ends a handlever 7" one end of said lever being connected to -t e member 11 by means of a link 7' It will be seen that by moving the handlever j in the positions indicated in dotted lines in 'Fig. 3 that the element 5 will rock the double segments on their pivots and impart a reciprocatory movement to the cloth roll bearings. It will be noted that the arrangement of means for shifting these bearings' is such that the bearings move in the same directiontaken bythe hand-lever when operated; that is, if the hand-lever is moved to the left, the hearings will be correspondingly' moved, ,and the same is true when the hand-lever is moved to the right.v

In Figs. 5,6and' 7 I have showna modi-- fied form 'ofmy invention in so far as relates to the. means for adjusting the cloth roll to regulate the travel of'thecloth to the roll 11. In this form of the invention the cloth roll 15 is mounted upon a are shaft k and is adapted to slide longitudinally thereof, said shaft being mounted in and adapted to turn with studbearing= shafts 1617, heretofore described, said shafts being rotatably mounted in bearin in the main frame. Mounted on the base of -he frame, preferably upon the cross tie 2, are a pair of brackets k 1n which is slidably mounted a reciprocating member Isthe ends of; which are provided with arms k which project in proximity to the respective. ends of the. roll.

and are adapted to engagethe same to shift the roll whenever the element k is recipro-' cated. The means for operating the element Itpreferably consists. of a hand-l v l fl 1 crumed at Z on the main frame and connected to the element In by a link is", said lever havinga locking device Z" cooperating with a segment 2 by means of which the lever maybe locked in a central position when so desired. It will be seen that by shifting the hand-lever to one side from the other from its central position a corresponding movement will be that the latter, through the agency of the arms]; will impart a corresponding movement to the cloth roll mounted on the shaft is, In Figs. 6 and 71 have shown this form of the invention applied to. the apron roll 14 and the cloth roll 15, but, as the construction is the same in both instances, a description of one is deemed sufiicient for .both.

' I will now describe the means for unwinding the cloth and apron from the roll 11 after the same has been taken from the steaming apparatus, or when, for any other reason, it J's-desired to remove the cloth and apron from said roll. This means comprises W10 supporting members-m preferably of wood, although not necessarily so, the ends of said members being provided with metallic forks m which are adapted to set over supporting pins m? mounted on brackets m secured to the tie 4 of the main frame (on the opposite side to that which carries the reciprocating carriage 18.) When adjusted for per-forming the unwinding operation, the forked ends of the said members are set over the pins-m mounted on said brackets, the opposite ends of members extending up and over the cloth containing roll 11, and in the upper forked ends of said members an is rotatably mounted a lap roll on which is adapted to: receive the cloth from the roll 11.

-This arrangement is such that during the unwinding operation the roll m rests in surface contact with the cloth on the roll-11,

' this position being maintained by force of given to the element ll: and

then revolved to take upthe apron and this operation of unwinding the apron from the roll 11 revolves the latter which, through its frictional contact with the lap roll m, re-.

volves said roll min the proper direction to peel off and unwind the cloth from the roll 11, so that both the apron and cloth are -,stripped"from the'roll 11, the apron being wound'upon the roll 14 and the cloth being rolled upon the lap roller m,

It will be noted from the above description, taken in connection with the drawings, that the entire unrolling of the cloth and the re-rolling of the same upon the roller m is accomplished by the pull on the apron exerted thereon from the driven roll 14.

It is thought that the operation of the several features of the invention described will be clearly understood from the above description taken in connection with the drawings, but said operation, for the sake of clearness, may be stated as follows: Referring particularly to Figs. 1, '2, 3 and 4, when the winding operation is to take place, a roll it carrying the cloth to be Wound is mounted upon the sliding bearing-blocks h and another roll carrying the winding apron is mounted in the hearings on the base of the frame; for instance, the roll 14, the

apron being carried up through the frame in contact with the spreader roll 42, and

thence between the cloth stretcher 20 and presser roll 23, over the presser roll 23, and wound onto the receiving roll 11. The cloth, to be wound, is then passedthrough the friction device and may pass under the stretcher roll 20 and thence over the presser roll 23 onto the receiving roll '11, and the latter, being positively driven, the apron and cloth are wound up together on said roll 11. As fully set forth in my prior application, as the receiving roll increases 'in size, due to the cloth and apron wound thereon, the carriage carrying the stretcher i'oll, pre'sser roll and spreader moves back away from the receiving roll as the latter increases in size. During this operation the spreader roll 42 is driven'positively to remove the wrinkles from the apron, the said rollbeingjso scored as to smooth the apron outwardly from the cent'ralportion thereof. As .the carriage 18 moves back'it will be seen that the belt e will at first be slackened, but this will be compensated for by the gravitation of the lever d, and the corresponding slackening of the belt b w-ill be, taken up 'by the iweighted belt pulley f. p l

eretoforestated, until the sprea er 42 is over the pulley cwhen thecontinued motion of said spreader toward the position shown in -Fig;-2':brings the belt 6 in engagement with e immovable belt tightener g -.to.-hel ,maintain' the tension on the said "belt. uring the'winding a single operator 2 yeniently, by shifting d elivery roll from side to side so thatthe selvage on :th

standing-adjacent thedelivery roll can coni the lever j, move the 'loth in passing through the machine is so adjusted that selvage will always run on winding roll 11. It will be seen that when the-unwinding, operation is taxing place the,apron runs over the presser and thence down in contact with the derf42 to the roll 14 upon which it is wounds, .During this .operation the direc- This. operation takes" lace, as

tion of revolution .of the spreader 42 is not reversed but continues in the same direction as when the winding operation is in progress, but owing to the construction of the driving means or the spreader the latter is driven at a greater velocity than the surface speed of the apron in contact therewith so that said spreader operates to spread the apron no matter in which direction the apron is traveling.

While I have shown and described the invention as being applicable for driving a spreader bar or roll, I desire it understood that I do not desire to limit myself to a construction which is specific to spreader bar or roll as, in its broad aspect, the'invention is applicable to any revoluble cloth treating means which changes its position relative to its driving means durlng the cloth treating operation.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United States is 1. In a cloth-winding machine, a web-delivery roll, a web-receiving roll, a spreader roll between the said delivery-roll and receiv1ng-roll and spaced away from thu receiving-roll and engaging the web passing between said first-named rolls, means where by the spreader roll is movable toward and away from the said receiving-roll, and power means for positively and continuously driving said spreader roll during its said movement and while engaging the web.

2. In combination, a cloth-recelvin'g roll, a spreader roll out of contact with the receiving-roll, a support for the spreader roll whereby the spreader roll is moved away from the receiving roll as the latter .in-

creases in size, and means for positively driving. the spreaderroll irrespective of its position relative to the receiving'roll.

3. In a cloth-winding" machine, in combination, a web-receiving roll, a web-delivery roll, a spreader roll scored to spread the web between saidjfirst-mentioned rolls when the web travels in one direction, means whereby the direction oftravel of the web may be .re-

versed, and means for continuously driving said spreader 'roll in one direction at aspreader roll movabletoward and away from the cloth-receiving-roll, means for continuously driving said roll during its movement comprisinga prime mover, a belt gearing connecting the prime mover and the spreader roll to drive the latter, and means for mainmeans for continuously driving said tainin the belt gearing eflective irresp'e'c-- spreader-roll during the,movement of the tive the position of the spreader roll reladeliver mechanism. I

tive to the cloth roll. 13. n combination, a cloth roll, slidable 6. In combination, a cloth roll, a spreader bearings for the ends of the roll, racks on roll I movable toward and away 'from the the bearings, segmental racks engaging said cloth roll, a prime mover, aswin ing elefirst-named racks, and manually-operated ment, ,a driving belt connecting t e prime means connecting the racks for rocking the mover and the swinging element and a secsegmental racks to simultaneously slide the 10 0nd driving, belt connectingl said swinging bearings whereby to move the roll longitudielement and the spreader ro nally.

7'. In combination, a cloth roll, a spreader 14. In combination, a cloth and apronroll movable toward and away. from the containing roll, an apron-receiving roll, a. cloth roll, a prime mover, a swinging elecloth-receiving roll resting in surface con- 15 ment, a driving belt connecting'the prime tact with the cloth-containing roll and mover and the swinging element, a second adapted to have the cloth wound thereon, driving belt connecting said swinging eleand means for driying the apron-receiving ment and the spreader roll, and a belt t-ightroll whereby theapron is wound thereon to a 91161 acting 011 the fi med belt. revolve the cloth-containing roll and cause 20 8, In combination, a cloth-receiving roll, a the cloth to be wound on the cloth receiving spreader roll movable toward and away from roll. j

the cloth-receiving roll, a prime mover, a, 15. In, combination, a clothecontaining vertically swinging lever fulcrumed on the roll, a cloth-receiving roll arranged in surframe,, a'pair of belt pulleys on said lever, face contact with the cloth-containing roll,

'25 a driving belt connecting the prime mover a removable support for the cloth-receiving and one of said pulleys, and a second drivroll, and means for driving the cloth-coning belt connecting the other pulley with the taining roll whereby the receiving roll is spreader roll. driven o have-the cloth wound thereon;

combination, a cloth-receiving roll, a 16 n a winding machine, in combination, v 80 spreader roll movable toward and away from a frame, brackets thereon, a cloth-containthe cloth-receiving roll, a prime mover, a ing roll on'the frame, and a winding attachvertically swinging lever fulcrumed on the ment comprising removable supports engagframe, a pair of belt pulleys on said lever, ing' the brackets, a -cloth-receiving roll 7 a driving belt connectingthe prime mover mounted in the .supports and arranged in 3 and one of said'pulleys and'a'second driving surface contact with the cloth-containing belt connecting the other pulley with the roll, and means 'fordriving the cloth-con- --spreader roll, a gravitating belt 'tightener 'taining roll whereby the cloth-receiving roll acting on the first-named belt, and a fixed is revolved to have the cloth wound thereon. I pulley on therframe to be engaged by the 17. In a cloth winding machine, a web 40 Second belt a supply-roll, a web receiving-roll adapted to N5 10. In combinatiom-a cloth-receiving roll, have the web. wound thereon in roll form, a a spreader roll movable toward and away revoluble web;-spreadingeroll between said from the cloth-receivingroll, and means for supply-roll andfsaid, receiving-roll and movdriving saidroll' during such movement able toward and away from the receiving- .4 comprising aggravitating element, a driving roll and arranged to" continuously engage "pulley thereon, a belt connecting the driving the-web duringsaid-movement between said pu l ley with the'spreader roll, and means for rolls and before the web reaches the receivfi d. g B1 ing-'roll, and means for continuouslydriv- .11, ;combination, a frame, a cl0th-reing said spreader-roll during its movement ei'ving roll, a spreader roll movable towa'rd toward and away from the web 5 frame adapted to engage the andf awayfrom-the cloth-receiving roll, a roll. grav tating element, a pulle I on' said ele- 18. In combination, a cloth-rece1v1ng:rp11, ment, adrivmgbelt connecting the pulley and a cloth-delivery-mechanism OOIIIPII g .and the-spreader roll, a fixed ulley on the a carriage movable toward and away from belt to mainthe receiving-roll, a presser-roll and a tam the/Same-taut' when the spreader 'roll is spreader-roll on the carriage movable there-- 1'n 'one position relative to the receiving roll, with, said spreader-roll being spaced from Find means f01' -'dr iving the pulley on the the receiving-roll, and means for continu- -gr'av1 tat1ng element. ously driving the spreader-rollduring its -12.- In combination, a cloth-receivin roll, back and forth movement relative to the re- 2 9 a delivery-mechanism'movable towar and ceivin roll.

4 fi g iving-roll, Said delivery 19.- n combination, a roll adapted to have I m Including a resser-roll adapted a web wound thereon and nnwound thereto t e, cloth-receiving roll,'aspreader from, a spreader rolljadjacent the salderoll, 180 t h Presseroll, and said spreader-r011 being'seqred-tospreadthe web as it passes to said roll, and means for signed my name in the presence of two subdriving said spreader-roll at greater surface scribing witnesses.

velocity than the movement of the web DAVID GESSNER. whereby the web is spread irrespective of Witnesses: 5 Whether-it passes to or from the said r011. M. E. MGNINGH,

In testimony whereof 'I have hereunto O. G.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,139,513, granted May 18,

1915, upon the application of David Gessner, of Worcester, Massachusetts, for an improvernent in Cloth-Winding Machines, errors appear in the printed specification requiring correction as follows: Page 2, line 21, before the word mounted insert the word rotatably; same page, after line 23, insert the words to move said bearings to push the roll shaft; same page, strike out line 26; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with these corrections therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Ofliee.

Signed and sealed this 15th day of June, A. D., 1915.

[SEAL] J. T. NEWTON,

Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

